navigateleft navigateright

Guía Rápida: Descripciones Físicas

Color de ojos

Eye color Español
Blue Eyes ojos azules
Green ... ojos verdes
Brown ... ojos cafés
Gray ... ojos grises

You'll also hear ojos café and ojos marrones for brown eyes. All are OK.

If your eye color is not listed, go to wordreference.com, look it up, and write it here (or use the closest color above.)



Hair color / Color de cabello

Hair color Common ways to say the term
Brown Hair cabello castaño, marrón, etc.
Blond ... cabello rubio
Red ... ( This one's different. See note)
Black ... cabello negro

Red hair: In Spanish, it's common to say, "Soy pelirrojo" / "Soy pelirroja."

Another word for "el cabello" is el pelo.

You can add more adjectives: "Cabello marrón oscuro" = Dark brown hair.

If your hair color is not listed and you want to add it go to wordreference.com, look it up, and write it here.



Hair style / Estilo de cabello

Hair styles Common ways to say the term
Straight Hair cabello liso
Short ... cabello corto
Long ... cabello largo
Curly ... cabello rizado
Bald calvo(a)

If your hair style is not listed: go to wordreference.com, look it up, and write it here.



You can describe your eyes (and hair) two different ways.
1) Using Tengo - I have = Tengo los ojos verdes
2) Or with "Mis... son..." = Mis ojos son verdes*
We'll probably use the second option more, but you'll hear both.

navigateleft navigateright